Breeze-Eastern

Breeze-Eastern designs and manufactures rescue hoists, winches, cargo hooks, and weapons handling systems. It serves military and civilian helicopter operators. Its global headquarters is in Whippany, New Jersey. The website says the company has been an industry leader for 70 years.

The company says it developed the first technologies for helicopter rescue hoists and cargo winches. The website calls it the largest original equipment manufacturer of cargo hook systems. Its cargo hooks cover loads from 1,500 to 36,000 lb, and they are installed on most helicopter types and sizes.

The rescue hoist line includes the HS-10300 hydraulic hoist. It also includes the HS-29900, used for search and rescue and combat search and rescue on mid to large helicopters. The HS-20200 is a 28V DC hoist for light-medium and medium helicopters.

Cargo hooks include the FE7590, used for external loads, vertical replenishment, and firefighting. The C-160 is relied on by the heaviest lifting utility and assault helicopters. A Lift Bag Kit supports hoist flight testing, maintenance, and training. A lighted hook bumper is being certified for low light operations. A Fast Rope Mechanism is listed as coming soon.

The company holds Supplemental Type Certificates from the FAA. These allow it to sell its helicopter systems directly to commercial end users. The website says it holds AS9100 and ISO 9001 quality approvals, and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management.

The product support group handles spare parts, a rotatable pool of end items, in house overhaul and repair, and a growing network of certified service centers around the world. The company offers flight line safety and maintenance training, and operational hoist and winch training for crews.

Product pages list compatible helicopter platforms from Airbus, Boeing, Leonardo, and Sikorsky, among others. The website has a customer support line for aircraft on ground requests and a form for technical and product questions.

Services

• Rescue hoists
• Cargo hooks
• Cargo winches
• Lift Bag Kit
• Lighted hook bumper
• Spare parts and product support
• In house overhaul and repair
• Flight line safety and maintenance training
• Operational hoist and winch training
• Weapons handling systems